1. Is access to medically assisted procreation (MAP)
a. restricted to heterosexual couples? Yes
b. possible for women not living in a heterosexual couple? No
Lithuania -
Legal regulation or practice and access to MAP
Title of the law:The Law on the Assisted Reproduction of the Republic of Lithuania
Date of adoption: 14th September 2016 (amended 24th May 2022, 30th May 2019 and 17th January 2017)
Entry into force: 1st January 2017
Published in:the Lithuanian Register of Legal Acts
In the last revision of the Law entered into force on the 1st of July 2022, the requirement to store embryos for the unlimited period of time was abolished. This requirement was replaced by a requirement to store embryos for 10 years after the assisted reproduction procedure.